eclipse
Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipseOf astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
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» I've never seen an eclipse before.
Я ніколи раніше не бачив затемнення. — deniko
Я ніколи раніше не бачила затемнення. — deniko
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3 senses(transitive)Of astronomical or atmospheric bodies, to cause an eclipse.
The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
bedecken, verfinstern
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
(figuratively, transitive)To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
überschatten
затмеватьzatmevatʹ
be greater in significance than
(Irish)To undergo eclipsis.
Examples
64 sentencesI've never seen an eclipse before.
Я ніколи раніше не бачив затемнення. — deniko
Did you see the eclipse yesterday?
Ти бачив учора затемнення? — deniko
ruВы видели вчера затмение? — alik_farber
Have you ever seen an eclipse?
There will be a lunar eclipse tomorrow.
ruЗавтра будет лунное затмение. — Arkadeko
deMorgen wird es eine Mondfinsternis geben. — Hans_Adler
Did you see the lunar eclipse yesterday?
ruТы вчера лунное затмение видел? — sharptoothed
deHast du die Mondfinsternis gestern gesehen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient GrFrom Middle English eclipse, from Old French eclipse, from Latin eclīpsis, from Ancient Greek ἔκλειψις (ékleipsis, “eclipse”), from ἐκλείπω (ekleípō, “to abandon, go missing, vanish”), from ἐκ (ek, “out”) and λείπω (leípō, “to leave behind”). Doublet of eclipsis. See also ellipse, ellipsis.
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Forms
eclipses, eclipsing, eclipsed, eclipsedSynonyms
4 synonyms- cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention:occult
- be greater in significance than:overshadowdominate
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.